Part II · Tax benefits of a structural nature · Chapter III · Tax benefits for the financial system and capital markets

Article 32-D Repo transactions

Artigo 32.º-D · Operações de reporte

Estatuto dos Benefícios Fiscais · republished by Decree-Law No. 108/2008 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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Repurchase (repo) transactions in securities or equivalent rights carried out on a stock exchange, as well as repos and fiduciary transfers of title by way of security (alienação fiduciária em garantia) carried out by financial institutions, in particular by credit institutions and financial companies, with the interposition of central counterparties, are exempt from stamp duty.

Beneficiam de isenção de imposto do selo as operações de reporte de valores mobiliários ou direitos equiparados realizadas em bolsa de valores, bem como o reporte e a alienação fiduciária em garantia realizados pelas instituições financeiras, designadamente por instituições de crédito e sociedades financeiras, com interposição de contrapartes centrais.

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The exemption is from stamp duty and covers exchange-traded securities repos and repos and fiduciary transfers of title by way of security by financial institutions with the interposition of central counterparties.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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